Response of the riverine fish community to the construction and operation of a diversion hydropower plant in central Chile

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-49

  Habit, Evelyn ^a   Belk, Mark C ^b   Parra, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chile; Diversion hydropower; Fish community; Laja River; Native species

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FISH; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIO-BIO; CHILE; LAJA RIVER; RUCUE RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33846466015     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.774     Document Type: Article

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